Bb5a31f81ClaimUnited States Senate Republicans eliminated the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees nine years prior to November 2026AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAs of November 2026, approximately 20 scheduled legislative days remained on the United States Senate calendar before the new Congress convened in January 2027AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDemocrats secured at least 54 seats in the United States Senate taking office on January 3, 2027AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA Democrat won election to succeed Republican Ken Paxton as Texas Attorney General after Ken Paxton held the office for nearly 12 yearsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDemocrats won five state attorney general seats in the 2026 United States midterm electionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFollowing the 2014 Supreme Court ruling in NLRB v. Noel Canning, the Senate and House hold pro forma sessions every three days to prevent a formal recessAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a confirmation hearing for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in 2016AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Republican Party secured a 53 to 47 seat majority in the United States Senate following the November 2024 electionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimElon Musk spent more than $150 million on a single Texas Senate race in which his preferred candidate lostAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn the 118th Congress, the Democratic Party maintained a majority in the United States Senate until January 3, 2025AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe United States Senate declined to convict Donald Trump in February 2021 following his second impeachmentAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimUnited States Senators spend an estimated 90 percent of their working time on campaign fundraisingAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimUnited States Vice President J.D. Vance issued a statement attributing election losses to the war in Iran and economic conditionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn the 2026 United States midterm elections, Democrats won control of the House of Representatives and the SenateAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAs of November 2026, in the Mississippi United States Senate election, Democratic candidate Scott Colom led Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by over 1,800 votesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFormer Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez ran for the United States House of Representatives against Republican incumbent Eli Crane in ArizonaAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimGina Hinojosa defeated incumbent Republican Greg Abbott by seven percentage points in the 2026 Texas gubernatorial electionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimMarco Rubio ran as a Tea Party-backed candidate and defeated Charlie Crist in the 2010 Florida United States Senate raceAgreeDisagree